When Richard Hunter retreats to an off-grid hermit's cottage in the Yorkshire village of Sommerton, he seeks only write mystical poetry in quiet obscurity, after a lifetime of conventional responsibilities. But the sleepy parish harbours dark currents – a predatory developer scheming to seize church lands, a vulnerable curate under siege, and an aristocratic family fighting to preserve their ancestral home.
As Richard awakens to his role as reluctant spiritual guide, he must navigate between the solar wisdom of Amanda, the embattled priestess, and the chthonic mysteries of Miriam Doyle, a cleaning woman who knows more than she's saying. Guided by dreams, daemonic wisdom, and the ghost of his beloved art teacher, Richard discovers that authentic authority emerges not from power, but from surrender to deeper mysteries.
Part contemporary mystery, part spiritual memoir, Beyond Saturn's Gate weaves together political intrigue, mythic consciousness, and the eternal struggle between extractive greed and genuine community. It is a story of how ordinary people, guided by extraordinary inner voices, can protect what matters most – even when the odds seem impossible.
"In a post-truth world where nothing seems to mean anything any more, the daemon never lies."
